Toronto Metropolitan University) and worked for a couple summers with the city as a student. After graduating and working towards earning his professional Landscape Architect designation at Schollen & Company Inc., he returned to a role with the city in 2003 and he hasn’t looked back. “I love working here,” he says. “The projects have been so interesting, with a lot of variety and a good emphasis on resilience and environmental sustainability through thoughtful and effective design. It’s important to preserve our environment while creating spaces for the public to enjoy, and that’s what we’ve been doing.” Mohammad Kashani is the city’s manager of the design and construction division within the Infrastructure and Engineering Services Department. He’s been in his current role since 2019, though his career as a professional engineer and project manager goes back over 25 years. He, too, appreciates the city’s focus on sustainable development, as well as its commitment to building “a liveable and resilient community.” “I really enjoy working in Richmond Hill because we do such a good job managing growth,” Mohammad says. “In my time here, we’ve done a great mix of new projects and rehabilitative projects. We’re able to enhance existing infrastructure while also building for future generations as well.” As an example of a recent project that achieves both aims, Mohammad points to their work rehabilitating a 2.2-kilometer stretch of cast iron water main on Carrville Road. That project stands out for its innovative use of cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) – a trenchless method for repairing damaged pipes by inserting a resin-saturated liner that is then cured to form a new, seamless pipe MAY 2025
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